Isaiah 8:11

11 This is what the LORD says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people:

Isaiah 8:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
ESV
11 For the LORD spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying:
NLT
11 The LORD has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said,
MSG
11 God spoke strongly to me, grabbed me with both hands and warned me not to go along with this people. He said:
CSB
11 For this is what the Lord said to me with great power, to keep me from going the way of this people:

Isaiah 8:11 In-Context

9 Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
11 This is what the LORD says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people:
12 “Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.
13 The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:14
  • 2. Ezekiel 2:8
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